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2nd Chef - Dorset

Employer
Parkdean Resorts
Location
Dorset
Salary
£21000- £24000
Closing date
16 Apr 2018

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Job Type
Full Time

Job Details

Sandford

Sandford is Visit England 4 stars accredited, and in a great location on the south coast of Dorset, with the New Forest, glorious beaches and the bustling towns of Poole and Bournemouth nearby. Facilities on park include, heated indoor and outdoor swimming pool, tenpin Bowlingo, Cycle hire, and many more family activities to enjoy. Eat, drink & enjoy in 4 venues across the park and take advantage of the convenience store and laundrette. Sandford has 285 units for hire and 68 privately owned caravans and lodges.

2nd Chef

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced 2nd Chef who is passionate and able to work under pressure into our established Retail team based at Sandford Holiday Park.

Reporting to the Head Chef, you will be working as a part of a team of up to 10 chefs to ensure the smooth and effective operation of our Arena Restaurant kitchen as well as our busy Fish & Chippery and Cafe to achieve maximum customer satisfaction.

This role will be a 48 hour contract across 6 days including evenings and weekends.

Your main responsibilities will include:

* Take a ‘hands on' role in the production of menu items during service

* Work on the ‘front line' and manage the prep production

* Ensure the quality of the food production and presentation is maintained to company standard

* Participate and develop owners activities and events

* Develop and design functions menus

* Participate in events such as Christmas and New Year, Buffets, Conferencing as well as other seasonal events such as Easter / Halloween

* Carry out training across park to ensure generic standards are achieved

* Train the kitchen team to ensure a consistent standard is maintained

* Develop staff to establish a platform for succession planning

* Work with nominated suppliers to ensure best value

* Adhere to any company structured pricing policies

* Achieve ‘best value' from any local supplier negotiations

* Keep numbers of individual commodities to a minimum

A successful person will have:

* Previous experience in a busy fast paced kitchen

* Be enthusiastic and committed to delivering excellent customer service

* Be passionate about food

* Have a keen eye for detail

* Customer Focus

* Achievement Focus

* Communicating & Influencing

* Teamwork & Co-operation

* Basic Food Hygiene L2 Qualification

What can we offer you?

* Competitive rates of pay

* Discretionary bonus packages

* Fantastic team environment

* 25% discount on holidays for yourself, friends and family

* Stand-by breaks available at a discounted rate

* Full uniform provided where necessary

* Full training

To start Creating Amazing Memories with us, apply now!

Company

Parkdean Resorts was formed in November 2015 following the merger of Parkdean Holidays and Park Resorts. Today, we own and operate 67 holiday parks across England, Scotland and Wales as the UK’s largest holiday park operator.

With numerous awards under our belt, we’re constantly striving to offer the best holiday experience to our customers and owners. Using our years of combined experience, we aim to create an open and honest dialogue with our customers to find new ways to expand and improve. 

 

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